Fuzzy Tailcoat

I made a reversible fitted tailcoat from some leopard print fleece and curly orange knit in a mad dash for some reason a few months ago. It did not fit me quite right so I gave it to [http:///member/canida/ Christy], whom it fitted very well. She has been wearing it to various Instructables events and is constantly asked, Where did you get that? So this Instructable is the answer.

The version I made to Instructablize is shaped a little differently, and the construction is better. Neither used a pattern, I drafted the pattern directly onto the fabric before cutting. If you have a pattern for a coat by all means use it, but if not I am including a brief description of how to draft this one. (Note that a coat with a collar presents difficulties for a reversible garment - if you're not that experienced yet I suggest not using a collared pattern.)

Step 1 A note on fabric choice

You'll need two fabrics, one for the inside and one for the outside (whichever way around you wear it). I have made this with one side of polar fleece, and the other side of some kind of fuzzy knit fabric that has a similar stretch. I recommend using stretchy knits for this as they will absorb small errors and you don't have to be as precise in your cutting and sewing.

Buy about 2 to 2-1/2 yards, unless you are very big or very small, or the fabric is very skinny. If you're using a commercial pattern, follow its suggestions, otherwise if you're not confident of your yardage estimate, you may want to draft a paper pattern first and lay it out to see how much fabric it will truly need.

Comments

[Doctor What]

You don't look very happy in step 3!

[T3h_Muffinator]

Awesome! Last night @ tEp, Carlos had a super-awesome rgb LED fringed fuzzy overcoat. I can't believe I left my camera at home, but it was AWESOME.

[bumpus]

Awesome! I like fuzzy coats... And I do believe I see Noah pigging out on rice in the background of the first picture... :D

[rachel]

Thanks! (It's actually Ed, not Noah, but it's hard to tell.)

[=SMART=]

He looks really funny :P

[puffyfluff]

Nice! I love it. I've always wanted to give one of these to a friend. Now I can!

[caitlinsdad]

Yay, yellow robo-fleece. I suppose you tried it out with the Instructables Robot head that was on the table? :) I would imagine people making this in a black longhair fur for a Linux Tux outfit.

[gmjhowe]

wow, good work! nice job :)

[Dungeonbrownies]

I like how its fur without being fur, and has kinda an 80's feel to it. fresh. good job, not much else to say